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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Chen PB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6555485 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cell 20190214 5
Social behaviors, including behaviors directed toward young offspring, exhibit striking sex differences. Understanding how these sexually dimorphic behaviors are regulated at the level of circuits and transcriptomes will provide insights into neural mechanisms of sex-specific behaviors. Here, we uncover a sexually dimorphic role of the medial amygdala (MeA) in governing parental and infanticidal behaviors. Contrary to traditional views, activation of GABAergic neurons in the MeA promotes parenta ...[more]